Designer

Designer - Credit Products
The Group
Morningstar DBRS is a global credit ratings business with more than 750 employees in eight offices globally. Formed through the acquisition of DBRS by Morningstar, Inc., the credit ratings business is the fourth-largest provider of credit ratings in the world. Morningstar DBRS is committed to empowering investor success, serving the market through leading-edge technology, and raising the bar for the industry. Morningstar DBRS is a market leader in Canada, the U.S. and Europe in multiple asset classes. Morningstar DBRS rates more than 4,000 issuers and 56,000 securities worldwide, and is driven to bring more clarity, diversity, and responsiveness to the ratings process. Visit https://dbrs.morningstar.com/about to learn more.
As a Designer within the Credit organization, you will be working with other designers and will have shared design ownership of a growing set of internal and external products. You will have the opportunity to work on 0 to 1 initiative and you will have access to a wide variety of design resources from a well-established design community at Morningstar.
The Role
We are looking for a Designer with exceptional design sense and drive to join our team.
As a Designer -

• You are striving to be a master of your craft.
• You demonstrate strong user empathy.
• You have a strong sense of ownership.
• You understand/try to understand the user, their needs and business goals as much as the Product Manager does, if not more.
• You are curious - you ask the "why".
• You are able to construct/visualize end to end workflows/processes in your head and you are always looking for ways to improve the user experience.
• You care about the details - you want to map out each and every drop down, every interaction, every click, every message.
• You keep yourself updated and are always on the lookout for exceptional design patterns in the industry globally.
• You continuously strive to improve the way you work and use available tools to their full potential.
• You are driven by logic and have well informed opinions on different approaches.
• You are objective - you choose and decide based on what is best for the user.

Requirements

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Ideally 4+ years specializing in UX or product design across digital platforms.
• Experience performing user research, user testing, rapid prototyping and presenting results.
• Proficiency in using Figma.
• Working knowledge of excel
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Familiarity and experience working with WCAG accessibility standards.
• Experience working in an Agile software development environment.
• Working knowledge of front-end development technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript etc.) is a plus.

Morningstar DBRS is an equal opportunity employer.
About Us
Morningstar DBRS is a leading provider of independent rating services and opinions for corporate and sovereign entities, financial institutions, and project and structured finance instruments globally. Rating more than 4,000 issuers and 60,000 securities, it is one of the top four credit rating agencies in the world.
Morningstar DBRS empowers investor success by bringing more transparency and a much-needed diversity of opinion in the credit rating industry. Our approach and size allow us to be nimble enough to respond to customers' needs in their local markets, but large enough to provide the necessary expertise and resources they require. Market innovators choose to work with us because of our agility, tech-forward approach, and exceptional customer service.
Morningstar DBRS is the next generation of credit ratings.
If you received and accept an offer from us, we require that personal and any related investments be disclosed confidentiality to our Compliance team (days vary by region). These investments will be reviewed to ensure they meet Code of Ethics requirements. If any conflicts of interest are identified, then you will be required to liquidate those holdings immediately. In addition, dependent on your department and location of work certain employee accounts must be held with an approved broker (for example all, U.S. employee accounts). If this applies and your account(s) are not with an approved broker, you will be required to move your holdings to an approved broker.
Morningstar's hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to work remotely and collaborate in-person each week. While some positions are available as fully remote, we've found that we're at our best when we're purposely together on a regular basis, typically three days each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you'll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.